Long Vowel Rule (2): If a word has one vowel and it comes at the end of the word, that word usually has a long vowel sound. 6. Long Vowel Rule (3): The vowel i and o have the long vowel sound when followed by two or more consonants usually has a long vowel sound.
Ed Gillespie. Edward Walter Ed. Gillespie (born August 1, 1961) is an American Republican politician who served as the 61st Chairman of the Republican National Committee and Counselor to the President in the George W. Bush administration.
Haganâs seat was the seventh to flip to Republican control this cycle, padding the GOPâs new majority. Republicans handed a major defeat to President Obama and Senate Democrats on Tuesday night when they seized control of the Senate by flipping at least seven seats from the Democratic to the GOP column.epublican Senate candidate Ed Gillespie campaigns in Roanoke, Va. on Nov. 3 and incumbent Mark Warner departs after casting his ballot in Alexandria, Va. on Nov. 4, 2014. The Senate race between Democratic Sen. Mark Warner and Republican Ed Gillespie in Virginia is looking much closer than expected.